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Woman, 52, dead following house fire near Salisbury, N.B.

RCMP say there is no indication of suspicious activity in a house fire that claimed the life of a 52-year-old woman in Steeves Mountain, N.B. Monday. Callum Smith / Global News

RCMP say foul play is not suspected in a house fire near Moncton that resulted in the death of a 52-year-old woman.

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Const. Dwayne Woodman of Riverview RCMP says the 911 call came in at about 11:15 a.m. Monday, about the fire on Homestead Road in Steeves Mountain, N.B.,

Const. Woodman says the home was engulfed in flames by the time first responders arrived.

The body of a 52-year-old woman was found inside, he says.

Mounties say the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived on scene. Callum Smith / Global News

Woodman says there is nothing to suggest any suspicious activity at this point, but an autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday to determine the cause of death.

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Global News has reached out to the Village of Salisbury to interview the volunteer fire chief, but he hasn’t been available.

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